Battery: AA/14500
Switch: Clicky
Modes: High, Low, Medium, Beacon
LED Type: XM-L T6
Lens: Glass
Price: $35.15/PHP1,500
Last December I bought a really awesome light during the gun show at SM Megamall. The light came along with an extra switch, user's manual, a pair of O-rings, and a lanyard. Sadly, no clip. It comes in blue, black, and red colors and three emitter shades (warm T4, neutral T5, and cool T6).
Bought the blue one (cool T6). Modes start with Medium setting, then Low, High and lastly beacon.
Design
Very good anodyzing and the knurling is good too but not as aggressive as my Solarforce L2. Tail switch design allows for you to insert the lanyard and do a tail stand like a candle. Another addition is the glow-in-the -dark (GITD) switch cover and O-ring.
With a one-piece body tube, it has a stainless steel bezel. There's a spring on both the pill and the tail switch which means you can use flat-top batteries as well. A unique feature of this light are the finger indentations that are in my opinion makes the light easier to hold.
Serial numbers are printed on the tailcap. The logo and letter printing are good.
Technical Parameters
It uses 1 AA or 1 14500 Li-Ion battery.
Operation Mode
Every time you turn on the light it starts on Medium. A soft push on the switch is enough to change to the other modes. If you turn it off, it still retains in memory the last mode used but for only 3 seconds.
Using AA:
Medium - 45 lumens/4 hrs
Low - 20 lumens/20 hrs
High - 120 lumens/ 1 hour
Using 14500:
Medium - 280 lumens/45 mins
Low - 80 lumens/2.5 hrs
High - 430 lumens/ 20 mins
Yup! 430 vampire vaporizing lumens!
Conclusions
It's a very great light! Very well built and extremely bright. Xeno E03 is meant to be a "floody" type flashlight and is best if you're walking the dog at night or camping.
Either you use AA's or 14500's, this won't fail you. The only thing I don't like about it is that it has no clip.
